brass

真鍮

銅と亜鉛を混ぜた黄色い金属。取っ手や楽器などに使う。

やさしい英語で： A yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc, used for things such as handles and musical instruments.

• The handle is made of brass.
• She polished the brass until it shone.
• They fitted brass taps in the bathroom.

よく使う表現： brass handle, solid brass, polished brass

金管楽器

トランペットやトロンボーンなどの楽器、またはその演奏者の集団。

やさしい英語で： Musical instruments such as trumpets and trombones, or the group of musicians playing them.

• The brass section played loudly.
• She writes music for brass and strings.
• The conductor asked the brass to play more softly.

類義語： brass instruments

よく使う表現： brass section, brass instruments, brass band, brass player

厚かましさ、図々しさ

遠慮なく失礼に振る舞ったり、人がためらうことを平気でしたりする大胆さ。

やさしい英語で： Confidence that makes someone behave rudely or do something most people would not dare to do.

• You’ve got a lot of brass!
• She had the brass to blame me for her mistake.
• It took brass to demand a refund after eating everything.

使い方： have the brass to do something (He had the brass to ask for more money.)

類義語： nerve, cheek, impudence, audacity

よく使う表現： have the brass, a lot of brass